This great vintage photograph from 1907 shows the intersection of 23rd Street and Madison Avenue, as seen from the base of the Flatiron Building. You can see Madison Square park with snow on…
Vancouver based photographer Andrew Farris is CEO of On This Spot, a cool app that allows you to compare vintage photography with modern day views from thousands of spots around the globe.…
This great vintage photograph shows the view down Fifth Avenue from the east sidewalk between 35th and 36th streets in Midtown around 1910. Fully colorized by Imbued With Hues, the artist…
The On the morning of June 6th, 1944, D-Day, as New Yorkers started their day, thousands of troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and had already been fighting for hours. Here is a…
This incredible vintage photograph from 1925 shows an aerial view of Grand Army Plaza, Central Park, 5th Avenue, and Midtown Manhattan on a sunny day over 93 years ago. The photographer was…
In a detailed study titled Here Grows New York, Columbia University student Myles Zhang used publicly-accessible data from the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress to create…
This vintage photograph from 1921 shows a street scene from East 14th street near Irving Place, looking towards the north side of the street. There is a crowd formed outside of the music…
This great aerial photograph of Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan was snapped in 1981 by George Lewis from an airplane. The most notable element in the photograph is the original World Trade…
The Flatiron Building opened in 1902 and is one of the most significant architectural wonders in New York City. Our friends at Stuff Nobody Cares About recently dug up this great vintage…
The New York Public Library was established in 1895 and quickly housed one of the largest collections in the world. It is currently the second largest collection in the United States, and…
